Skip to main content
LIC Mutual Fund logo

LIC MF Short Duration Fund

LIC Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedShort Duration FundRiskometer: Low to Moderate Risk

NAV

16.62

as of 21 Aug 2026

LIC MF Short Duration Fund is an open-ended Short Duration Fund scheme from LIC Mutual Fund managing ₹128 crore (as of 31 Jul 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹16.62 as of 21 Aug 2026. The expense ratio is 0.37% a year. Managed by Pratik Shroff. This page is factual data only — it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio
0.37% / yr
as of 30 Jun 2026
Fund size
₹128 crore
as of 31 Jul 2026
Exit load
None
SIP available
Yes
Launched
1 Feb 2019
ISIN
INF767K01PW6

₹100 invested, fund vs category

The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from NYVO’s own NAV data.

Rebased to 100data to 20 Aug 2026

Aug 2021Aug 2026
Growth of ₹100, LIC MF Short Duration Fund versus Short Duration Fund average.

LIC MF Short Duration Fund

₹136

+36% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Short Duration Fund average

₹136

+36% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

WindowFundCategory avgGap
3 months2.75%
6 months2.88%
1 year5.88%
3 years (CAGR)7.63%
5 years (CAGR)6.32%

No category average is available for this fund. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.

Risk, measured

Sharpe ratio (3Y)
0.78
Sharpe ratio (5Y)
0.30
Sortino ratio (3Y)
1.44 vs category 0.89
Standard deviation (3Y)
1.50%
Deepest fall (5Y)
-0.79%

Where the money actually is

Bonds

89.0%

Cash

10.4%

Other

0.6%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Jul 2026.

What it owns

18 positions · top 10 = 69.0%

Top holdings

  • Treps9.68%
  • National Highways Authority Of Indiamatures 1 Aug 20298.46%
  • National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Developmentmatures 15 Sep 20288.32%
  • Small Industries Development Bank Of Indiamatures 26 Feb 20298.26%
  • Bharti Telecom Limitedmatures 15 Dec 20288.06%
  • 6.36% Govt Stock 2031matures 16 Feb 20318.00%
  • 360 One Prime Limitedmatures 4 Jun 20277.92%
  • 6.78% Maharashtra Sdl 2031matures 25 May 20317.83%
  • Power Finance Corporation Limitedmatures 15 Jul 20287.80%
  • Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Limitedmatures 25 Mar 20304.13%

Holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Portfolio turnover 179.0% a year.

Exposure figures are gross: funds that use derivatives (arbitrage, hedged books) hold offsetting positions, so concentration and turnover can read above 100%.

The debt it holds

Yield to maturity
7.11% vs category 7.22%
Modified duration
2.37 yrs vs category 2.27 yrs
Average maturity
2.73 yrs vs category 3.32 yrs
Average coupon
7.45%
Government securities
49.1%

Credit quality

AAA
83.4%
AA
16.6%

Government securities are counted inside AAA by the data provider’s ladder; the sovereign share is listed separately above. Credit quality as of 30 Jun 2026.

Portfolio characteristics as of 31 Jul 2026. Yield to maturity is what the portfolio would return if every holding were held to maturity and paid in full. It is not a forecast of the fund’s return, and it is quoted before expenses.

Money in, money out

Net flow, 12 months
48 cr
Net flow, 3 months
13 cr

as of 31 Jul 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.

Quick answers

What is the NAV of LIC MF Short Duration Fund?
₹16.62 per unit as of 21 Aug 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of LIC MF Short Duration Fund?
0.37% a year for the Direct plan, as of 30 Jun 2026.
How large is LIC MF Short Duration Fund?
₹128 crore under management as of 31 Jul 2026, in the Short Duration Fund category.
How risky is LIC MF Short Duration Fund?
Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Low to Moderate Risk". Three months to three years of lending. Where sensible near-term money quietly sits.
What are the 5-year returns of LIC MF Short Duration Fund?
6.32% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR). Past returns do not predict future returns.
What is the worst 3-year return of LIC MF Short Duration Fund?
5.6% a year — the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 2 Aug 2021. The median was 7.4% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages LIC MF Short Duration Fund?
Pratik Shroff, managing this fund for 2.9 years.

Where this fund sits

Other Short Duration Fund funds

Data: NYVO research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.